Computer programming and other software services/ Data processing and information services

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1 Computer programming and other software services/data processing and information services 2006 Survey of Selected Service Industries Computer programming and other software services/ Data processing and information services This questionnaire is not to be used for any purposes other than producing statistics. November 1, 2006 Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Please read the Questionnaire note and the Sample answers when you fill in the questionnaire. Please complete and submit one questionnaire sheet. The reverse side of the Sample answers can be used as a copy of the questionnaire for the respondent s memorandum. I. Basic notes (1) Please write down your answers clearly in black or blue ink. (2) Please use block letters and Arabic numerals. (3) Please fill in amounts of money in units of ten thousands, rounding off fractions. When an amount is less than 5,000, fill in 0. (4) Please fill in the ratios by integer (e.g. 6.3% 6%, 1.5% 2%) so as to make the total be 100%. When the total does not amount to 100%, adjust the category with the largest ratio. (5) Survey units constitute individual establishments. Therefore, please provide information pertaining to your establishment only according to the question contents, regarding your establishment or main business( ). Please do not include information pertaining to other establishments affiliated with the same company. ( ) In this survey, the main business refers to either Computer programming and other software services or Data processing and information services, whichever has larger sales (hereinafter the same). See (1) and (2) of II. Establishments covered by this survey below for the details of the relevant businesses. II. Establishments covered by this survey The targets of this survey are establishments categorized within 391: Computer programming and other software services and 392: Data processing and information services in accordance with the Japan Standard Industry Classification (JSIC). The details are as follows: (1) Targets in Computer programming and other software services are establishments engaged in the following services in response to customers requests. (i) Services for computer programming and services related to examination, analysis and consultation in relation to program creation (ii) Services for computer package programming( ) and services related to examination, analysis and consultation related to package program creation ( ) Software packed in a box as a program manua l set, software already installed in PCs,

2 etc. and shipped, and game software, etc. (2) Targets in Data processing and information services are establishments engaged in the following services in response to customers requests. (i) Services for conducting consigned calculations using computers (including cases where customers conduct such operations on their own) (ii) Services for entering data onto computer media (data entry services) (iii) Database services for the collection, processing and accumulation of various types of data (information on real estate, weather, or scientific technology, etc.) and provision thereof as information (iv) Services for controlling and operating users data processing systems and computer facilities, etc. (v) Services for conducting various types of research including market and public opinion research The following establishments are excluded: (i) Establishments engaged in Internet based services (JSIC: 401) (Note) These services include Application Service Provider (ASP) services and contents distribution services, although some of the ASP services that include the creation of software comprehensively are covered by the survey. See the explanation of main businesses below for the details. (ii) Establishments engaged in the sale of software Establishments that solely conduct the sale of software products developed by other establishments (JSIC: J-Wholesale and retail trade) (iii) Establishments engaged in internal business Establishments engaged in software services or data processing and information services as internal business solely for their own purposes (in such areas as data processing for financial institutions, etc.) (iv) Establishments engaged in the manufacturing of information records (audio disk records, video disk records, audio tape records, magnetic cards, etc.) Information recording materials, except for newspapers, books, other printed material, etc. (JSIC: 3296) (v) Establishments engaged in services for providing news to newspapers, periodicals and television News syndicates (News suppliers) (JSIC: 4151) (vi) Inquiry agencies (JSIC: 8091 Detective agencies and credit bureaus ) and tourist information agencies (JSIC: 8399 Miscellaneous living-related and personal services, n.e.c. ) (vii) Management consultants (JSIC: 8093 Business consultants ) (Reference) Japan Standard Industry Classification (JSIC) The JSIC is the statistical standard for publishing survey results by industry. All economic activities related to the production or provision of goods and services which are conducted at establishments as social division of labor are classified according to four stages (see the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications for the details. (1) Computer programming and other software services (JSIC: 391) (i) Custom software services (JSIC: 3911) Establishments engaged in services related to computer programming and services related to examination, analysis and consultation on program creation under consignment of customers e.g. Custom software services, programming services, information system development services, and software creation consultation services (ii) Package software services (JSIC: 3912) Establishments engaged in services related to computer package programming and services related to examination, analysis and consultation on package program creation e.g. Package software services and game software creation services

3 (2) Data processing and information services (JSIC: 392 (i) Data processing services (JSIC: 3921) Establishments engaged in the provision of consigned calculations using computers (including the case where customers operate on their own) and data entry services or services related thereto e.g. Consigned calculation services, calculation centers, time sharing services, machine time services, data entry services and punching services (ii) Research and information services, except marketing or opinion research services (JSIC: 3922) Establishments engaged in services engaged in the collection, processing and accumulation of various types of data and providing them as information e.g. Database services (information services for providing information on real estate, transportation, weather, or scientific technology, etc.) (iii) Miscellaneous data processing and information services (JSIC: 3929) Establishments engaged in data processing and information services that cannot be classified otherwise, such as market research and public opinion research e.g. Market research services and public opinion research services

4 III. Notes for each survey item No. Survey item Notes 1 Name of establishment and location 2 Status and capital (1) When the I. Name of establishment as printed is not correct, please cross it out and write down the official name of your establishment in the blank space. If there are any other names by which your establishment is known, write them down in parentheses after the official name. Please include katakana above Chinese characters so as to indicate their reading, with the exception of the section indicating the company s status such as Co. Ltd. and the alternate names. (2) When the II. Location of establishment (postal number, address and telephone no.) as printed is not correct, cross out said information and write down the correct data. Write down the current location of your establishment rather than that of the time of registration. (3) When your establishment is a branch office or business office, please write down the current location of the head office in III. Location of the head office. When your establishment is the head office, you do not need to fill in this column. (1) When the printed I. Legal status is not correct, please place a cross ( ) thereon and circle the applicable number. See the table below for the details of legal status. (2) When your establishment falls under the category of 1. Company, please fill in II. Amount of capital (or investment) without fail. When the amount of capital (in the case of a stock company or limited company) or the amount of investment (in the case of a joint-stock company, general partnership, or consolidated company) is less than 10,000 yen, fill in the amount in units of ten thousand, rounding off fractions (when the amount is 5,000 or more to less than 10,000 yen, write down 1, and when the amount is less than 5,000 yen, write down 0. ). 1. Company Stock company, limited company, joint-stock company, general partnership and consolidated company 2. Corporation and body other than company 3. Individual Public-service corporation (incorporated foundation and corporate juridical person), non-public-interest corporation, specified nonprofit organization, corporation and body with corporate status, corporation and body without corporate status or foreign company( ) ( ) A foreign company refers to a branch office or business office of a corporation established outside Japan which has registered its business office, etc. in Japan pursuant to the provisions of the Commercial Code. So-called foreign affiliated company where foreign capital participates in the management shall not be categorized as a foreign company but as a company (1). Establishment operated by an individual business operator, including those jointly operated by individuals that are not in the form of a company, corporation or body.

5 3 Type of office When the I. Type of office as printed is not correct, please place a cross ( ) thereon and circle the applicable number. See the table below for the details of the types of offices. A parent company and a subsidiary are both independent without the relationship of the head office and a branch office in between. 1 Individual An individual establishment that has no head office, branch offices or business offices under the management of the same entity in other locations 2 Head office An establishment that has branch or business offices under the management of the same entity in other locations and governs all of them. When functions of the head office are divided in multiple locations, the one where the company s representatives, such as the president belong to shall be the head office (2) and the others shall be branch offices (3). 3 Branch office Establishment governed by a head office situated in another location Regarding the following items (No. 4-7), please fill in the amount or (ratio) for your establishment only. The portions for other establishments shall not be included. 4 Annual sales (1) Annual sales of the establishment (including consumption tax) (i) Please fill in the annual sales of your establishment during the one-year period between November 1, 2005 and October 31, The value shall not be that for profit or income, but rather for total sales before subtracting costs, which include consumption tax. Should the value during the above-mentioned one-year period not be available, or there be any unavoidable circumstances, please fill in the value for the one-year period prior to the settlement date closest to the survey date. (ii) With regard to the provision of services through in-house transactions between the head and branch offices or between branch offices, offering prices or transfer invoice prices (or when neither of these is available, costs for providing the services) shall be included in the amount of annual sales. (iii) Annual sales do not include revenue apart from businesses that have arisen from property management or property sales. (2) II. The amount of sales per business in I. Annual sales of the establishment (including consumption tax) (i) Please provide breakdowns of the annual sales of your establishment for each of the following categories: Computer programming other software services, Data processing and information services and Other businesses. (ii) See II. Establishments covered by this survey as mentioned above for details on Computer programming and other software services and Data processing and information services. (iii) When you filled in the amount of sales of Other businesses, please also fill in the ratios of those of the relevant business among the total sales of Other businesses. For example, if you have any sales of Internet based services, fill in the ratio that the relevant sales account for among the total sales of Other businesses in the column for Internet based services.

6 See 5. Ratio of the annual sales according to client division below for the details of services of the Breakdown of other businesses. (3) III. Ratio of the annual sales of main business (i) Regarding either Computer programming and other software services or Data processing and information services whichever has larger sales (referred to as the main business ; hereinafter the same), please fill in the ratios of sales by type of business among the total sales by the integer so as to make the total be 100% (including both domestic and overseas transactions of the relevant services). When the total does not amount to 100%, adjust the category with the largest ratio. (ii) Please fill in the ratios by type of business in accordance with the following divisions. <Computer programming and other software services> Type of business Details Custom software Custom-made software newly developed and created based services on an order from specific users System integration services( ) and maintenance services shall be included in this category. ( ) System integration services Services that provide integrated services for building entire systems, including consultation on information systems, requirements definition, development and formation, operation and education (including formation of networks such as LAN) Cases where a data processing service provider develops and creates software for consigned calculation or visits a client for the purpose of developing and creating software shall also be included. Software products Semi-order-made or ready-made software developed and created for use by ordinary users Software developed by other company but are sold under your company s brand name shall also be included. Business package Software products used for business at companies and government offices Game software Services for developing and creating game software for video games, computer games or mobile games (excluding single unit games starting only with an internal chip) Basic software for computers Software to control a computer system and provide basic operating environments <Data processing and information services> Type of business Details Information processing On-line data processing, off-line data processing, services Application Service Provider (ASP) services (limited to those that comprehensively include software creation), and data processing consulting services (limited to consulting related to the planning of IT-related investment) System management and operation Services aimed at receiving commissions for the management and operation of users data processing systems and computer rooms, etc. and outsourcing services (including services related to data centers, excluding Internet Data Centers where operation and management

7 services of server systems are conducted by connecting a server to clients PCs through the Internet and private circuits) Cases where operators or keypunchers are dispatched to clients shall be included, but worker dispatching services under the Worker Dispatching Act shall be included in the other services category under others. When receiving commissions for services, including system construction, as a single package, each service is basically divided and categorized respectively, while those that are indivisible are retained within this category. Database services Services aimed at collecting, processing and accumulating various types of data onto computers and providing said data as information upon request Internet Services aimed at providing databases through networks such as the Internet (limited to services for the collection, processing and provision of information) Others Services aimed at providing data off-line through channels other than networks such as the Internet, and services aimed at providing data through packaged media such as magnetic tapes or CD-ROM Various research Think tank services, consulting services (data processing consulting services shall be included in the category of Information processing services ), and services aimed at conducting market, public opinion and economic research Others Data entry such as keypunching, worker dispatching services for information service-related lectures and training sessions which are not based on dispatching agreements under the Worker Dispatching Act (such as subcontractors), and data processing and information services other than those listed above (Note) Internet based services (JSIC:401) are not covered by this survey. (However, elements of the services are included in the targets of this survey as shown below.) Major services included in the category of Internet based services (i) Application Service Provider (ASP) services Services aimed at collecting usage fee for providing office application of purchased software to multiple users through network (Services that comprehensively include software creation are covered in this survey.) (ii) Internet Data Center (IDC) services Server hosting/housing services for conducting operation and management of server systems and rental and management of servers for the Internet by connecting servers held by IDCs to clients PCs through the Internet and private circuits (Computation conducted through conventional batch process systems are covered in this survey.) (iii) Contents distribution services Services for distributing images, music, on-line games, etc. through the Internet without creating software (Services for collecting, processing and providing information on real estate, weather, or economy, etc. are covered in this survey) (iv) Others Services for supporting businesses that utilize the Internet (Portal services such

8 as advertising media that provide online advertising space and platform services for billing, settlement and collection agency work) 5 Ratio of annual sales according to client division (1) I. Ratio of annual sales of main business according to client division Please fill in the ratios by client division by the integer so as to make the total be 100%. When the total does not amount to 100%, adjust the category with the largest ratio. (2) Please fill in the ratios in accordance with the following industrial classification. Client division Construction Manufacturing Electricity, gas, heat supply and water Information and communications Transport Details General civil engineering work and building work, Paving work, Building reform work, Plaster work, Sheet-metal work and hardware work, Painting work, Electric work, Telecommunication work and signal system work, and Machine and equipment installation work Manufacture of food, Manufacture of beverages, tobacco, and feed, Manufacture of textile mill products, Apparel and other finished products made from fabrics and similar materials, Manufacture of lumber and wood products, Manufacture of furniture and fixtures, Manufacture of pulp, paper and paper products, Printing and allied industries, Manufacture of chemical and allied products, Manufacture of petroleum and coal products, Manufacture of plastic products, Manufacture of rubber products, Manufacture of leather tanning, leather products and fur skins, Manufacture of ceramic, stone and clay products, Manufacture of iron and steel, Manufacture of non-ferrous metals and products, Manufacture of fabricated metal products, Manufacture of general machinery, Manufacture of electrical machinery, equipment and supplies, Manufacture of information and communication electronics equipment, Electronics parts and devices, Manufacture of transportation equipment, Manufacture of precision instrument and machinery, and Manufacture of ordnance and accessories Production, transmission and distribution of electricity, Manufacture of gas, Heat supply, and Collection, purification and distribution of water and sewage collection, processing and disposal Communications (Transmission of correspondence, Fixed telecommunications, Mobile telecommunications, Services incidental to telecommunications), Broadcasting (Public broadcasting, Private- Sector broadcasting, Cablecasting), Information services (Computer programming and other software services or Data processing and information services (see ( ) below)), Internet based services (see (Note) above), Video picture, sound information, character information production and distribution (Video picture information production and distribution, Sound information production, Newspaper publishers, Publishers, except newspapers, and Services incidental to video picture, sound information, character information production and distribution) Railway transport, Common omnibus operators, Common taxicab operators, Contracted omnibus operators, Miscellaneous road passenger transport, Common motor trucking, Motor trucking (particularly-contracted), Mini-sized vehicle freight transport, Collect-and-deliver freight transport, Miscellaneous road freight transport, Oceangoing transport, Coastwise transport, Inland water transport, Vessel and ship rental and leasing, Air transport, Aircraft service, Warehousing, Refrigerated warehousing, Port transport,

9 Wholesale and retail trade Finance and insurance Real estate Eating and drinking places, Accommodations Compound services Government N.E.C. Same traders Others Freight forwarding, Transport agencies, Packing and crating, Transport facilities services, and Miscellaneous services incidental to transport Trading companies, Agents and brokers, General wholesalers, Sales offices of manufacturers, Department stores and general merchandise supermarkets, and Specialty stores Banking, Financial institutions for cooperative organizations, Institutions dealing with postal savings, Government-related financial institutions, Non-deposit money corporations engaged in the provision of finance, credit and investment, Securities and futures commodity dealing activities, Futures commodity transaction dealers, Financial auxiliaries, Incidental financial institutions, and Insurance institutions ( including insurance agents, brokers and services) Real estate agencies, Real estate lessors and managers, and Automobile parking Eating places, Restaurants, Soba" and "udon" (Japanese noodles) restaurants, "Sushi" bars, Coffee shops, Miscellaneous general eating and drinking places, "Ryotei" (Special Japanese restaurants), Bars, cabarets and night clubs, Drinking houses and beer halls, Hotels, Common lodging houses, Boarding houses, and Miscellaneous lodging places Professional services (Lawyers' offices, Patent attorneys' offices, Notaries public's and judicial scriveners' offices, Certified public accountants' offices, Auditors' offices, Veterinary services, Engineering and architectural services, Design, mechanical services, Authors and artists, Photographic studios, and Miscellaneous professional services (Detective agencies and credit bureaus, Certified social insurance and labor consultants' offices, Business consultants, Commercial art and graphic design and the like)), Scientific and development research institutes, Laundry, beauty and bath services, Miscellaneous living-related and personal services (Travel agency, Domestic services, Garment sewing services and repair shops, Checkrooms, safety deposit services, Crematories, Graveyard custodians, Ceremonial occasions and the like), Services for amusement and hobbies, Waste disposal business, Automobile maintenance services, Machine, etc. repair services, Goods rental and leasing, Advertising agencies and Miscellaneous advertising services, Miscellaneous business services (Stenographic, entree document services and copy services, Commodity inspection services, Surveyor certification, Building maintenance services, Private employment services, Guard services, Business services, N.E.C.), Political business and cultural organizations, Religion, Miscellaneous services (Meeting halls, Slaughterhouses and Services, n.e.c.), and Foreign governments and international agencies in Japan (Foreign governments in Japan and International agencies in Japan) National and local government services Same traders engaged in Computer programming and other software services or Data processing and information services (including those engaged in in-house transactions within a single company; See ( ) below). Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Mining, Medical and other health services (Hospitals, Clinics of medical practitioners, Dental clinics, Maternity clinics and nursing, Other health practitioners, Services incidental to medical), Public health and hygiene (Public health centers, Health consultation offices and Other public health and hygiene), Social insurance and social welfare (Social insurance organizations, Welfare offices, Child welfare services, Welfare services

10 for aged and care services, Welfare services for disabled persons,, Miscellaneous social insurance, social welfare and care services), School education, Miscellaneous education, learning support (Social education, Vocational and educational support facilities, Supplementary tutorial schools, instruction services for arts, culture and technical skills (Foreign language instructions, Sports and health instructions, Fitness centers and the like)), Compound services (Postal services, Cooperative associations) etc. *Sales through overseas transactions shall be included here. ( ) Same traders in client division (i) Where your establishment is engaged in Computer programming and other software services Clients engaged in Computer programming and other software services shall be classified as Same traders. Clients engaged in Data processing and information services shall be classified as Information and communications (except same traders), rather than Same traders. (ii) Where your establishment is engaged in Data processing and information services Clients engaged in Data processing and information services shall be classified as Same traders. Clients engaged in Computer programming and other software services shall be classified as Information and communications (except same traders), rather than Same traders. (iii) Where it is difficult to determine whether a client is engaged in Computer programming and other software services or Data processing and information services, please classify said client as Same traders. (iv) See (1) and (2) of II. Establishments covered by this survey above for the definition of Computer programming and other software services and Data processing and information services. 6 Annual operating costs and tangible fixed assets value of acquisition for business (1) I. Annual operating costs for the establishment and main business (including consumption tax) (i) Please fill in annual operating costs for your establishment (not your company) and your main business respectively. Should operating costs for the main business not be recorded separately, please figure out the value thereof by dividing the total operating costs by the ratio of sales of the main business. (ii) Please fill in annual operating costs your establishment (not your company) spent during the one-year period between November 1, 2005 and October 31, Should the value for the above-mentioned one-year period not be available, or there be any unavoidable circumstances, please fill in the value for the one-year period prior to the settlement date closest to the survey date. (iii) Annual operating costs shall not include costs apart from businesses that have arisen from property management or property sales. (iv) Please fill in the annual operating costs including consumption tax. (v) Please fill in the annual operating costs in accordance with the following divisions.

11 Division Total wages salaries Outsourcing costs Depreciation costs Rental costs Land and buildings Machine and equipment Other operating costs Details Please fill in the total wages (base pay, bonuses and allowances paid regularly or temporarily) and retirement benefits paid during the one-year period between November 1, 2005 and October 31, This includes remuneration and bonuses for directors paid from operating costs, wages for part-timers, etc. and temporary employees If there are any assigned or dispatched employees (those working at establishments under the management of other entities (such as other companies)) to whom your establishment pays wages, please also include such wages. Please fill in the costs incurred by way of outsourcing part or all of the services, including costs for in-house transactions between a single company s head office, branch offices and business offices Please fill in the amount corresponding to the depreciation costs for buildings, machinery, facilities and equipment whose acquisition cost was 100,000 yen or more When conducting business by renting land and buildings, please fill in the costs for the relevant one-year period. Common area charges such as management costs and monthly parking fees shall also be include. When conducting business by renting machine and equipment, please fill in the costs for the relevant one-year period. Transportation equipment such as vehicles, information related equipment such as computers and PCs, and office equipment such as photocopiers shall be included in this category Operating costs other than those listed above, including the following: Packing and shipping costs, payment commission fees, sales costs, travel charges, commuting costs, costs for supplies and appliances, entertainment costs, repair costs, taxes and public charges, cash contributions, welfare expenses, dues, meeting costs, communication costs, utilities costs, advertisement costs, worker dispatching costs, rental costs other than those pertaining to land and buildings and to machines and equipment (2) II. Annual tangible fixed assets value of acquisition for operation (including consumption tax) (i) Please fill in the amount of assets (new assets, used assets, buildings, etc.) which your establishment acquired during the one-year period between November 1, 2005 and October 31, 2006 in the column of Annual tangible fixed assets value of acquisition for operation. If your establishment did not acquire any assets for the relevant one-year period, fill in 0 in the column for the total. (ii) Please fill in the annual tangible fixed assets value of acquisition for operation including consumption tax.

12 (v) Please fill in the annual tangible fixed assets value of acquisition for operation in accordance with the following divisions. Division Machines, equipment and facilities Land Buildings and other tangible fixed assets Details Costs for purchasing tools, machines, facilities, equipment and appliances whose expected lifetime is one year or more and whose acquisition cost was 100,000 yen or more Costs for purchasing land Costs for improving land already owned Costs for purchasing buildings, renovating buildings Costs for purchasing utilities for buildings such as plumbing, gas, and heating Costs for purchasing other tangible fixed assets 7 Number of employees (1) Please fill in the number of employees as of November 1, 2006 or the day closest to the due date. (2) Please do not include employees on long leaves of absence who have not received any wages for one month or more. (3) I. Number of employed persons Please fill in the number of employed persons at your establishment as indicated as follows: (i) Please fill in the number of Sole proprietors and unpaid family workers, Paid directors, Permanent employees, Temporary employees and the Total by gender, respectively. Please include the number of Employees dispatched to other companies. (ii) If there are any Employees dispatched to other companies among the total, please fill in the relevant number by gender. (iii) If there are any Employees dispatched from other companies out of the total, please fill in the relevant number by gender in the separate column right to the total. (iv) Dispatched workers refer to workers who are registered at and paid by a dispatching company and are working at a client s establishment and workers who work as subcontractors, in addition to dispatched workers under the Worker Dispatching Act. (v) Division of employees is as follows: Division (i) Sole proprietors and unpaid family workers (ii) Paid directors Details A sole proprietor is a private business operator currently working for the establishment Unpaid family workers are family members of a private business operator who perform business full-time at the establishment without receiving wages or a salary Family members who receive the same level of wages or salaries as ordinary employees shall be included in Permanent employees. Please fill in this column when you selected 3. Individual at Survey item No. 2. Status and capital. Therefore, if you selected 1. Company or 2. Corporation and body other than company, please leave this column blank and fill in columns (ii) to (v). Directors of a company or a corporation and body other than company (full-time or part-time) who receive remuneration or salaries Directors or executive board members who double as

13 Permanent employees (iii) Persons generally considered full-time (iv) Part-timers, etc. (v) Temporary employees (other than permanent employees) Total ((i) to (v)) Employees dispatched to other companies Employees dispatched from other companies clerical staff or personnel and are paid under the same wage system as ordinary workers shall be included in Permanent employees. Those who only have a nominal title without actually working and do not receive director s remuneration shall be excluded. Persons who are employed without a specified term or for a specified term over the course of one month Persons who were employed for 18 days or more in September and October, 2006, respectively and are still employed at present Permanent employees who are generally considered to be full-time employees Permanent employees other than those generally considered full-time who are designated as non-regular staff members, part-timers or other similar designations Employed persons other than permanent employees who are employed for a specific term within a month or for specific days The total number of employees entered in columns (i) to (v) above Persons assigned or dispatched to establishments under the management of other entities (such as other companies) or persons working as subcontractors at corporations under the management of other entities (such as other companies) among the total number of employees ((i) to (v) above) Persons assigned to or dispatched by corporations under the management of other entities (such as other companies) or persons working as subcontractors accepted from corporations under the management of other entities (such as other companies), in addition to the total number of employees ((i) to (v) above) (4) II. Number of persons engaged in main business according to section (i) Please fill in the number of persons( ) engaged in the main business according to section. Even where a single person is engaged in multiple businesses, please identify said person by his/her main business (for example, the section for which he/she spent largest number of hours). ( ) The number of person engaged refers to the number that includes the number of Employees dispatched from other companies and excludes that of Employees dispatched to other companies from the total number of employees (the total of I. above). However, employees dispatched from other companies who are engaged in businesses other than the main business shall be excluded. (ii) The number entered in this column shall be that of employees engaged in the main business as shown as follows: The total number of employees (the total of (i) to (v) in I. above) Employees dispatched to other companies + Employees dispatched from other companies who are engaged in the main business

14 (iii) Please fill in the number of persons engaged according to section in accordance with the following divisions. Division Management and sales section System engineers Programmers Researchers Others Details Persons engaged in general affairs, planning, personnel affairs, accounting, budgeting, or sales Persons engaged in the conclusion of contracts regarding the main business, communication of clients intentions to the company s relevant departments and the delivery of products such as custom software and data processing services Paid directors in charge of the main business shall be included. Persons referred to as systems planners or systems analysts who mainly carry out system analysis and system designing and compile system documentation Person engaged in designing and creating programs based on system documentation Economists, analysts or other persons engaged in research projects Persons engaged in service sections other than the aforementioned ones, such as operators, keypunchers, or other persons involved in data collection, market research or public opinion research, or consultation